The bass drum pattern in a drum groove often follows the rhythmic pattern that the bass guitar player is playing. You can hear what this sounds like in the rock ballad “ Send Me An Angel ” by the Scorpions at 2:32. This type of beat is often heard in rock ballads. The backbeat can also be moved to beat three to create a half-time feel. Here is what a standard rock drum beat looks like with the bass drum played on beats one and three and the backbeats played on beats two and four. If you listen to songs like “ Back in Black ” by AC/DC, “ Another One Bites the Dust ” by Queen, or “ Come as You Are ” by Nirvana, you can hear consistent backbeats being played on beats two and four. In most rock songs, the snare drum is played on beats two and four. The most important elements of rock drumming are the bass drum and the snare drum. No matter what the subgenre is, we can trace all elements of rock music including instrumentation, song structure, melody, harmony, and rhythm, back to its original form or rock and roll. Since then, countless subgenres have emerged including grunge, pop punk, rap rock, post-hardcore, and indie rock. Bands were releasing tons of iconic songs and albums that would pave the way for rock musicians decades later. During this era, the rock sound really started to develop into what it is today. This is where we see the rise of subgenres like glam rock, punk rock, hard rock, new wave, and roots rock. Fontana (Elvis Presley) to Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience), we can hear similarities in basic vocabulary between both players, but how they’re playing is where the real differences lie.īy the 1970s, musicians were merging anything and everything with rock music. A decade after the emergence of rock and roll, drummers were playing their instrument like never before – with aggression, power, and speed. Bands like the Jeff Beck Group, the Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and the Rolling Stones are all results of this era.
Rock and roll was music for a younger audience and was characterized by the sound of electric guitars and accented snare drum backbeats.Īs we move into the 1960s, we start to see the development of some different rock subgenres like surf rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock, and progressive rock. These musicians all drew from their blues, gospel, and country roots, to create this new sound known as rock music. I’m talking about Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Buddy Holly. The earliest form of rock music emerged in the 1940s and 1950s and was called rock and roll.
The book goes into even more detail about rock drumming! This is an excerpt from The Drummer’s Toolbox: The Ultimate Guide To Learning 101 Drumming Styles.
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